PAWAN KAUSHAL
Rolleston,New Zealand
Summary
Versatile and enthusiastic culinary professional with a proven track record at Bupa Ashford care home, showcasing exceptional leadership and culinary skills. Expert in menu development, cost control, and special diets, achieving high-quality meal preparation and presentation. Demonstrates a can-do attitude and multitasking abilities, ensuring top-notch service and kitchen efficiency.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cook 1
Bupa Ashford care home
Christchurch, Prebbleton
05.2023 - Current
- Working as a cook with the same duties as Bupa, David Lange, and more.
- Kept up to date with current culinary trends, as well as health and safety regulations.
- Met with residents to discuss menus and meal options for them.
- Controlled food costs by monitoring portion sizes, waste reduction efforts.
- Retained consistent quality and high accuracy when preparing identical dishes every day.
- Checked quality of food products to meet high standards.
Cook 1
Bupa David Lange care home
Mangere, Auckland
09.2021 - 05.2023
- Hands down, experience in cooking various types of meals, like Indian, Mediterranean, Pacific Island, and Kiwi-style dishes, for the residents in line with their dietary requirements prescribed.
- Manage deliveries to ensure that the material supplied meets the internal quality standards.
- Baking scones, muffins, cakes, and other dishes regularly.
- Prepare a weekly menu.
- Plating food for the residents.
- Acting as Head Chef over weekends and as requested, solely handling the kitchen.
- Follow and maintain health and safety at the premises at all times.
- Supervised and trained kitchen assistants on proper preparation techniques.
Commis Chef
Juke joint
Onehunga, Auckland
10.2020 - 08.2021
- Accurately measuring meal ingredients for the chef de partie.
- Cooking and preparing elements of high-quality dishes.
- Preparation of food as per a pre-decided menu.
- Preparing meal ingredients, which includes the seasoning of different foods, as well as washing, peeling, and chopping vegetables and fruits.
- Preparing basic salads and sauces.
- Checking and verifying food plating to ensure that the food presented to the customer is of good quality.
- Taking inventory of restaurant supplies, and notifying the supervisor for restocking.
- Follow and maintain health and safety at the premises at all times.
- Assisting the Head Chef as needed.
- Worked closely with other chefs to coordinate meal preparation activities during busy shifts.
Factory Staff
Gopala
Pukekohe, Auckland
12.2019 - 09.2020
- Preparing dairy products—yogurt, paneer, ghee, etc., as per the recipe provided by the company.
- Make sure all elements are correctly measured to maintain high quality.
- Packing and delivering food products in line with given standards.
- Help in the preparation of every task at the workplace.
- Resourcefully solve any issues that arise, and seize control of any problematic situation.
- Comply with and enforce sanitation regulations, and safety standards.
- Maintain a positive and professional approach with coworkers and customers.
Staff
Dominos
- Make pizzas as per given recipe
- Packing pizzas for delivery
- Serving customers in very busy outlet
- Handling cash counter
- Maintain and follow Health & Safety guidelines
Education
International Diploma in Food Preparation and Cookery Supervision –Advance Level 5 - Cookery
Professional Business And Restaurant School (PBRS)
Auckland, NZ12-2021
New Zealand diploma in business level 5 -
NMIT
Skills
- Culinary Experience
- Leadership skills
- Planning Skills
- Enthusiastic
- Reliable
- Hardworking
- Can-Do Attitude
- Versatile
- Conscientious
- Menu development
- Knife skills
- Cost control
- Verbal and written communication
- Special diets
- Complex Problem-solving
- Multitasking
- Plating and presentation
Skills Experience
I have 7 years’ experience in kitchen including a year experience with juke joint and 2 years’ experience at Dominos outlet along with an year’s experience with Gopala. I am currently employed at Bupa Healthcare from 04/09/2021 as Cook. I have completed my diploma in cooking from PBRS. I enjoy the challenges which come in my way at work, and I am always looking new ways to improve my knowledge and skills., I have strong communication and leadership skills which has helped me to build successful working relationships with my colleagues. I am easy to get along with and enjoy supporting my co-workers to exceed customer’s expectations. I am a friendly, approachable person who is responsive to customers., I have proven ability to initiate, organize and complete tasks effectively within expected timeframe., I have a Can-Do attitude and thrive on helping with what needs to be done to ensure a well-run team and workplace. My employment history shows that I am versatile, self-motivated person who is conscientious and works hard. I enjoy taking on new challenges.
Certification
- NZQF- New Zealand certificate in cookery level 4.
- NZQF- New Zealand certificate in cookery level 5.
References
Excellent references will be provided on request.
Timeline
Cook 1
Bupa Ashford care home
05.2023 - Current
Cook 1
Bupa David Lange care home
09.2021 - 05.2023
Commis Chef
Juke joint
10.2020 - 08.2021
Factory Staff
Gopala
12.2019 - 09.2020
Staff
Dominos
International Diploma in Food Preparation and Cookery Supervision –Advance Level 5 - Cookery
Professional Business And Restaurant School (PBRS)
New Zealand diploma in business level 5 -
NMIT
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